Spoke , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spoked (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Spoking.]
To furnish with spokes, as a wheel.
Spoke , n. [OE. spoke, spake, AS, spāca; akin to D. speek, LG. speke, OHG. speihha, G.
speiche. √170. Cf. Spike a nail.]
1.
The radius or ray of a wheel; one of the small
bars which are inserted in the hub, or nave, and which serve to support the rim or felly.
2. (Naut.)
A projecting handle of a steering
wheel.
3. A rung, or round, of a ladder.
4. A contrivance for fastening the wheel of
a vehicle, to prevent it
from turning in going down
a hill.
To put a spoke in one's wheel, to thwart or obstruct one in the execution of some design.
Spoke (?), imp.
of Speak.
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